Legal Opinion

Dixon v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 11, 2017No. S17A1475; S17A1476PublishedCited by 192 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Justice.

Bernard Dixon and Arrick Camps were tried by a Bartow County jury and found guilty of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Robert Carr.1 They appeal, both contending that the trial court erred when it refused to declare a mistrial for prosecutorial misconduct in the cross-examination of a defense witness. They also argue, each for different, reasons, that the trial court erred when it refused to grant them new trials based on jury misconduct. We affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence at trial shows…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hulett v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
  3. Nazario v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  4. Holcomb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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3Cited by192 opinions

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